Night had fallen.
But for the other side of this world, the revelry had only just begun.
When the Cao Family's latest contract, "One hundred billion US dollars for Yue Xiaofei's head," appeared on the homepage of Hellfire, the world's largest underground dark web.
The entire Underworld erupted!
One hundred billion!
US dollars!
That figure was enough to drive any desperado who lived on the edge of a blade utterly mad!
It was also enough to draw the attention of any national power!
This was no longer a simple assassination contract.
This was a global hunting feast built on mountains of money!
Eastern Europe, a dilapidated underground bar.
A blond man was cleaning the parts of a sniper rifle when the Tactical Computer on his wrist suddenly vibrated.
He glanced at the contract information on the screen, and his hand abruptly stopped wiping the barrel.
"One hundred billion... US dollars?"
Greed instantly flared in his sharp, hawklike eyes.
"Looks like it's time for a little vacation in the Dragon Kingdom."
He reassembled his sniper rifle, rose, and disappeared into the darkness.
He was none other than the Siberian Eagle, ranked tenth on the Dark List!
Ginza, Sakura Country.
Inside an exclusive private club.
A stunningly seductive woman in a kimono knelt on a tatami mat, performing a tea ceremony for the guest before her.
Suddenly, a miniature communicator disguised as an ornament at her waist emitted a faint buzz that only she could hear.
"Hehehe..."
A seductive yet dangerous smile curled her lips.
She slowly rose and bowed to her guest in apology.
"My apologies. Please excuse me. I must deliver a 'service' to an esteemed guest-one he simply cannot refuse."
With that, she stepped gracefully behind a folding screen.
When she emerged again, her kimono had been replaced